Portable distributor for seeds or fertilizer

Abstract

A portable distributor has a handle coupled to a body by a rod. A tank is disposed on the body for storing seeds to be distributed. An aperture is formed in the upper portion of the body. An opening is formed in said body. A stirrer which is located in the opening is fixed to a shaft. The stirrer is driven by a motor in order to distribute the seeds which flow into the opening via the aperture.

I claim: 
     
       1. A portable distributor comprising a handle portion coupled to a body by a rod; a retaining element being horizontally and movably provided in an upper end of said handle portion, a button being fixed on an upper and front end of said retaining element and extending beyond an upper surface of said handle portion; a rear end of a trigger being pivoted to said handle portion; one end of a cable being connected to a front end of said trigger; a spring being biased between said retaining element and said trigger for biasing said trigger downward and biasing said retaining element rearward, said front end of said trigger being retained by said retaining element when said trigger is pulled upward by a user, said trigger being released when said retaining element is pushed forward by said button; a microswitch being provided in said handle portion, a resilient element being provided on said microswitch; a protuberance being formed on said retaining element, said resilient element of said microswitch being depressed by said protuberance of said retaining element when said resilient element is caused to move forward; a tank being disposed upon said body for receiving contents to be distributed; a hollow space being formed in an upper end of said body for receiving a lower end of said tank, an aperture being formed in a lower end of said hollow space, said body being substantially separated into an upper part and a lower part by an opening, a control means being provided in said upper part of said body below said hollow space and being coupled to an other end of said cable, said aperture being controlled to be opened or closed by said control means which is controlled by said trigger via said cable, said aperture being opened when said trigger is pulled upward so that said contents may flow into said opening therethrough; a shaft being rotatably provided between said upper part and said lower part of said body, a stirrer which is located in said opening being fixed to said shaft; a motor which is coupled to said shaft for driving said shaft being controlled by said microswitch; and when said aperture is opened, said contents which flow into said opening via said aperture being motivated by said stirrer in order to be distributed. 
     
     
       2. A portable distributor comprising a handle portion coupled to a body by a rod; a tank disposed upon said body for receiving contents to be distributed; one end of a trigger being pivoted to said handle portion; one end of a cable being connected to an other end of said trigger; a hollow space being formed in an upper end of said body for receiving a lower end of said tank, an aperture being formed in a lower end of said hollow space, said body being substantially separated into an upper part and a lower part by an opening, a control means being provided in said upper part of said body below said hollow space and including a lever, a middle portion of said lever being pivoted to said upper part of said body, one end of said lever being connected to a lower end of said cable, the other end of said lever being coupled to one end of a control plate which is horizontally provided in said upper part of said body below said hollow space, a first hole being formed in said control plate, and said control plate being caused to move by said trigger in order to control a relative position between said aperture and said first hole so as to control an opening state of said aperture; a stop extending downward from said control plate, a spring being biased between said stop and an inner wall of said upper part of said body so that said control plate is biased rearward by said spring; a shaft being rotatably provided between said upper part and said lower part of said body, a stirrer which is located in said opening being fixed to said shaft; a motor being coupled to said shaft for driving said shaft; and when said aperture is opened, said contents which flow into said opening via said aperture being motivated by said stirrer in order to be distributed. 
     
     
       3. A portable distributor comprising a handle portion coupled to a body by a rod; a tank disposed upon said body for receiving contents to be distributed; one end of a trigger being pivoted to said handle portion; one end of a cable being connected to an other end of said trigger; a hollow space being formed in an upper end of said body for receiving a lower end of said tank, an aperture being formed in a lower end of said hollow space, said body being substantially separated into an upper part and a lower part by an opening, a control means being provided in said upper part of said body below said hollow space and including a lever, a middle portion of said lever being pivoted to said upper part of said body, one end of said lever being connected to a lower end of said cable, the other end of said lever being coupled to one end of a control plate which is horizontally provided in said upper part of said body below said hollow space, a first hole being formed in said control plate, and said control plate being caused to move by said trigger in order to control a relative position between said aperture and said first hole so as to control an opening state of said aperture; a control block being fixed to a knob which is located outside of said upper part of said body, said control block being substantially a rectangular parallelepiped with a shoulder formed on each surface thereof, said shoulders being separated from said knob with different lengths, either shoulder of said control block being engaged within said first hole so as to control said relative position between said aperture and said first hole, and a flow rate of said contents through said aperture being controlled by said relative position between said aperture and said first hole; a shaft being rotatably provided between said upper part and said lower part of said body, a stirrer which is located in said opening being fixed to said shaft; a motor being coupled to said shaft for driving said shaft; and when said aperture is opened, said contents which flow into said opening via said aperture being motivated by said stirrer in order to be distributed. 
     
     
       4. A portable distributor according to claim 3, wherein a spring is provided in said cable so that said front end of said trigger can move a longer distance than said control plate.